Traffic stanchion



Sept. 6, 1932.

M. J. MCCAUGHLEY TRAFFIC STANCHION Filed Jan. 26. 1931 4 SheebS-Sheet lr Il III-.Ille

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M. vv.1. MCCAUGHLEY Y TRAFFIC STANCHION' 4 sheets-shet 2 Filed Jan. 26.1931 INVENTOR Mc/lde/JMcCdz/g/f/ey BY A TI'ORNEYS Sept. `6, 1932. M. J.MCCAUGHLEY 1,8735878 TRAFFIC STANCHION Filed Jan. 2e. 1951 4sheets-sheet 5 INVENTOR A TTORNE YS Sept. E, 1932. M. J. MCCAUGHLEY1,875,378

TRAFFIC STANCHION l Filed Jan. 2e. 1931 4 sheets-sheet 4 l x I l IINVENTOR MC/Me/J/Vc (aug/#ey 'www-M A TTORNEYS Patented Sept. 6, 1932PATENT oFFiC A MICHAEL J. MCCAUGHLEY, or BRooKLYN, NEW YORK l mannaro,s'rANcHIoNT .Appiifcation 'alea .ranparyea 1931.' serial No. 511,121.

Thisinvention relates to traflic stanchions, and has fortan object toprovidean'improved stanchion adapted to replace stanchion's of the typewhich are now'or'dinarily'set in theroadway during the day and moved tothe side of the roadway at night.

It has been Afound that removable stanchions of the kind referred toabove are often tampered with by mischievous 'boys who set them in amanner to misdirect motorists or who remove. 4them to a distance for thepurpose of inconveniencing the person charged with the duty of replacingthem in the roadway. `Such stanchions, moreover, ,usually comprise aheavy, solid, concrete base, so that the act of moving4 them to andfromthe roadway involves considerable labor and consumes a considerableamount of time.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a stanchioncomprising a base, a standard, and an indicator, the standard andindicator being separable into sections,'and the base being in the formof a receptacle sunk in the roadway and adapted 'to receive the standardand indicator parts for storage. The top of the receptacle is desirablyarranged to be substantially flush with the surface of the road, and thereceptacle 'is sealed in order to prevent the collection ofdirt andwater, the rusting of stanchion parts, and the damaging of electricalconnections whichare `desirably provided in the base.

Other objectsand advantages will hereinafter appear.

Inthe drawings forming .part of this speci,- fication: Y a' i' Figure lis a sectional elevation illustrating a stanchion embodyingfeaturesofthe invention Figure 2 is a fragmentary,sectional View of amirror supportingmember employedin one of .the standard sections; f f .IFigure 3 isa sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure l, looking in thedirection of the arrows, the structure illustratedbeing broken awayintermediate its ends for'fcompactness ofillustration, andhaving partsbroken away for clearness of illustration; p Y

Figure 4 is a detailview, `partly broken away, illustratingcertain-features 4of con-L struction of the standard sections and indifcator; "Figure 5 isa sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4, lookingin the direction ofthe arrows.;

Figure 6 lis a vertical, sectional view through the receptacle cover of.Figure l, showing the standard replaced by. a `closure plea; D Figure 7is a. View similar to Figure 3,'illus-v trating another form ofstanchion'embodying features of the invention;

`Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Figure 7, lookingin the direction of thear'rows; v l Y Figure 9 is a fragmentary,sectional'view taken onthe line 9 9 of Figure 7, looking in thedirection of the arrows g and l Figure 10 is aviewsimilar to Figure 9and of thek same part of the base, but illustrating the ,standardreplaced by fa. closure plug. i' n In Figure l disclosure is made lof asection of roadway vcomprising the r natural earth l covered with alayer of concrete A52, the concrete in turn Vbeing covered with asphalt3. -A traiiic stanchionv is illustrated in operative position, thestanchion `comprising an indicator 4, a standard 5, and a base.- .1` l.'

The base is in the form of a receptacle comprising a metalibox7 and faremovable cover 8. The box 7 is desirably yprovided with one or moreperipherally extending ribs or .flanges I9 embedded in `the concrete.The box, atthe upper end thereof, is vpro-l vided -with' -`inner andoutery .upstanding flanges l0 and ll v,defining a channel between them,and provision is made of a rabbet l2 at the inner side of the innerflange l0. The 90 channel ,and the rabbet receive, respectively,continuous downwardlyV lextending .flanges land 14 formedonthe `coverfor the lpurpose of'assuring a waterftight,seal.` The standard 5 iscomposed of a plurality 95 of sections l5, 16 iand 17. The lowerrnostsection is adaptedfto lbe passed ,for .part `of its r length througfh-Van opening 1,8 `V`formed A'in the coverf'lhe` standardisection l5includes a circumferential flange 19 adapted 10o to rest upon the topvof the cover and' having y an annular flange 2O depending therefromwhich is 'ad'apted'to be received in an annular groove or channel 21formed in the top of the cover so that a vgood water-tight connectionisV secured. l

The lower end oi the standard section 15 whichextends .into thereceptacle is received in a socket 22 formed in a cross bar 23. Thiscross bar is supported in U-shaped bearings on brackets 24 iixed on theend walls'ofgthe box 7. The cross bar 23 is provided with a pin 25 thatAextends into the socket V22 :toria .I

Y short distance, and that lits into a slot 26 formed in the lower endof the'fstandardsection 15 for iixing theposition of orientation of lthestandard section.

An electric lamp 27 is mounted just below thev standard'andy in llinetherewith, being supported in atube 28 lthat is sealed in a water-tightmanner toan annular lange29 formed on the bottom of the box. 'The `lampis connected through suitable'conductors 30 t'oa'source'oi electrical"energy. i The standard sectionl 16 includes a lower 'end portion 3l'adapted to lit snugly into the upper end of standard section 15 and askirt portion 82 adapted to cover and surround the upper end or' thestandard section 15 so as to preclude any possibility of water enteringthe standard at the joint.' The upper or exposed end ofthe standardvsection 16 is provided with a plurality of'window tion 17.

. portion 32 oi standard section 16 is provided with a tooth 39 whichinterlits with a notch formed 'in theupper end or' standard section '15for iixing the position of orientation of the standard section 16.

' Standard section 17 comprises a lower end portion 40 adapted yto litsnugly withinthe upper end of standard section 16, a skirt portion 41adapted to coverV and surround the upper' end of section 16, and anupper end portion 42 for supporting the'indicator 4.

The skirt portion 41 is provided with a tooth 43 adapted tointerfit,with a notch in the upper end of standard section 16 for fixing theposition of orientation of the standard secf -The indicator 4 may be ofany `suitable form, but has been illustrated asa direction arrowy suchfas is frequently employed. The indicator yhas aixed thereto a cap 44which isV adapted to fit o ver and surround the upper end of standardsection 42. The indicator 4 includes a finger or blade 45 that extendsdownwardly through the cap, and that has a flattened portion oiacylindrical stem 46 alixed to'k it. The cylindrical stem is adapted" tofit snugly within the standard-section 17. The finger 45 isgnotsymmetrically Vdisposed with reference to the cap, but extends intoengagement with the skirt portion of the cap at one sidegwhil'eleavingspace enough for reception O the wall of standard section-17 at theopposite side. Standard section 17`is providedwith a plurality of slotsv47 into anyone ofwhich the nger 45 may be litted so as to fix theindicator in any one ofa plurality of predetermined positions oforientation. f l i With a stanchion construction such as that described,it is not necessary to move the stanchion bodily lto the side lof thestreet at the end of theday, but the same may be disassembled intoconvenientunits or sections and placedlfwithin the stanchion base whichis sunk inthe'roadway. This, of

course, involves removal of the lowermost standard section from vthecover of the base.

lProvision isaccordingly madeof a sealing been described, however, since`the other is a duplicate of it.. Thel numberof standards and indicatorsemployed in connection with a given lbasenmight, ofcourse, be increased,if desired, the construction and mode of operation being obvious fromthe embodiment of the invention already described. i

In Figures to 10 disclosure is made of another construction embodyingfeatures of the invention. This. embodiment lis gener-` ally like thatof Figures 1 to 6 and will, theretore, be described relatively briefly,care be-v ing taken, however, to point out the features in which 'itdiffersfrom the embodiment of Figures 1 to 6. Y L

The stanchionY comprises a base 51 sunk in the roadway and comprises a`box 52 and a cover v53 pivotallyconnected to the box by 59 connected toit which is adapted to be let down through the other standardV sectionsand into the receptacle, and which is provided at the lower end thereofwith a plug 59a adapted to be inserted in a socket 60 mounted in thereceptacle and connected in any suitable manner with a source ofelectrical energy.

The top faces of the walls of the box 52 are provided with channels 6l,and passages 62 extend vertically downward 'from these channels throughthe box walls to conduct any water which reaches the channels to theground without permitting access of 'the' same to the interior of thereceptacle.

The uppermost sectionv63 of standard 55 carries indicators 64, theindicators being placed against opposite sides of the standard section63 and clamped iirmly to it by means of bolts 65 and nuts 66. In thisinstance the standard section 67 next to the top section may be providedwith a plurality of notches 68 in the upper end thereof adapted tocooperate selectively with a tooth 69 formed adjacent the skirt portionof the uppermost section for determining various selected positions oforientation of the uppermost section, and hence of the indicator orindicators 64 carried by it.

At the upper end of the standard section 63 above the lamp 57 provisionis made of a cap 7 0 which extends well beyond the lateral bounds of thewindow openings58 and is adapted to protect them against ingress ofwater.

I have described what I believe to be the best embodiments of myinvention. I do not wish, however, to be confined to the embodimentshown, but what I desire to cover by Letters Patent is set forth in theappended claim. Y

I claim:

In a traiiic stanchion, in combination, a standard and a base, thestandard being composed of separable sections adapted to be stored inthe base, and the base comprising a box and fixed and hinged coversections therefor, said ixed cover section being constructed to receiveand operatively support the standard.

In testimony whereof I have afIixed my signature to this specification.

MICHAEL J. MoCAUGI-ILEY.

